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In , I speculated that six degrees of Â鶹ÊÓƵ (à la ) exists. I've now taken it upon myself to prove this theory. So here we go.

Once I came up with the idea, I told Ma'ayan about it and we began asking anyone and everyone to name "a famous person who didn't go to Â鶹ÊÓƵ." Before long, I had a ridiculously long list of a random assortment of well-known figures. Of that list, I've picked a couple that I believe demonstrate how well-connected (and randomly connected) Â鶹ÊÓƵ is to pretty much everything.

This is my first stab at this. I may, in the future, come back to this and try to connect more people to Â鶹ÊÓƵ, but I'm going to stick with just this one post on the topic in the meantime.

 

 

 

 

Why: My family and I love everything Disney. I was raised watching Disney movies, the Disney channel, and my family's most consistent vacation spot is Disneyland. It only made sense for me to try to see if I could connect Walt Disney back to Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
Connections: produced the film Mary Poppins, which starred in the title role. Julie Andrews played the voice of "Gru's Mom" in Despicable Me, which starred . Steve Carell is/was on The Office with , who went to Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

 

 

 

Why: Gandhi came up pretty often whenever I asked people to name someone famous who didn't go to Â鶹ÊÓƵ. My youngest sister, Sara, actually came up with the way in which I could connect him back to Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Thanks, Sara!
Connections: ideas of non-violent protest inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. was preceded by as pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Vernon Johns is an alumnus of Â鶹ÊÓƵ College.

 

 

 

 

Why: Being a self-professed and fan of all things Glee, I couldn't not connect Darren Criss. also requested that I try to connect him back to Â鶹ÊÓƵ. These connections came from my friend Ellen. (Thanks, Ellen!)
Connections: was a student at the University of Michigan when the Vice President and General Counsel for the University of Michigan was . Marvin Krislov is the current President of Â鶹ÊÓƵ College.

 

 

 

Why: Why not? Well, to be completely honest, I wanted to brag about our connection to the Wright brothers. So here I go!
Connections: disappeared during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe by plane, a feat made possible by the . Orville and Wilbur Wright's younger sister, , is an alumna of Â鶹ÊÓƵ College and was our second female trustee.

 

 

 

 

Why: 4 March was Dr. Seuss' 107th birthday! The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Public LIbrary always has a special event to commemorate the birth of one of my favorite authors of books for children.
Connections: wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which was made into a film in 2000 with as Betty Lou Who. Molly Shannon was on the 26th season of Saturday Night Live with . Tina Fey was in Date Night with Steve Carell, who is/was on The Office with Ed Helms. Ed Helms is an alumnus of Â鶹ÊÓƵ College.

 

 

 

 

Why: I am completely addicted to Facebook. No other explanation is necessary.
Connections: was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" in 2010, an honor bestowed on in 2008. In May of 2009, Barack Obama appointed a new head of the : . Dr. Frieden is an alumnus of Â鶹ÊÓƵ College.

 

 

 

 

Why: My friend, Jordan, requested this one. Little did she know that this would be one of the easiest connections to make.
Connections: was featured as the voice of John Smith in the film Pocahontas. was featured in Pocahontas as the singing voice of the title character. Judy Kuhn is an alumna of Â鶹ÊÓƵ College.

 

 

 

 

Why: Angelina Jolie was also requested quite often by various people. So here we go!
Connections: was featured in the film Shark Tale, which also featured . Jack Black was a guest star on Will and Grace in an episode entitled "Nice in White Satin." starred as Karen Walker in all episodes, including the pilot episode, of Will and Grace. The pilot episode of Will and Grace was directed by , an alumnus of Â鶹ÊÓƵ College.

 

 

 

 

Why: Why Justin Bieber? Because I was filled with glee when he failed to win single Grammy this year. Does that make me a bad person? Perhaps. Oh well.
Connections: lost the Artist of the Year award at the 2011 Grammy Awards to . Esperanza Spalding is not only performing at Â鶹ÊÓƵ this month, but she is also a former teacher of a member of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's current tour guiding staff.

So there you have it! Are there people that you can connect back to Â鶹ÊÓƵ? Are there people you want me to try to connect back to Â鶹ÊÓƵ? Leave a comment and let's do this!

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